India Pulls Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat From App Stores
MeitY's Section 69A order follows a July GitHub takedown and a surge in downloads during Delhi's protests. Digital rights groups say the legal basis does not hold.
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Funding rounds, acquisitions, regulatory shifts, and major business developments from across the Indian startup and technology landscape.
Ranbir Kapoor Enters FMCG With Body Wash Brand Flux Theory
Built with Think9 and co-founder Advay Jhunjhunwala, the brand pairs five personality-led shower gels with a launch film revisiting Barfi, Jordan and Shiva.
Cradlewise Raises $12M for a Smart Crib Made in Pune, Sold in America
3one4 Capital and Prudent Investment Management lead a Series A nearly five years after Cradlewise's last round, as its $1,799 AI crib competes with SNOO in a market it does not manufacture in.
Mokobara Raises ₹170 Crore, but Filings Show Just ₹91 Crore of New Shares
Sauce.vc leads a Series C that reportedly values the luggage brand at ₹1,930 crore, nearly triple its last round — though the board has approved barely half the headline figure in fresh stock.
Sugar Cosmetics Raises ₹144.5 Crore at a Quarter of Its 2022 Peak
A91 Partners alone funds the round as revenue falls for a second straight year and a valuer's own report, filed alongside the round, calls out sustained financial deterioration.
Pixxel Raises $100M in India’s Largest Spacetech Round
Temasek and Seraphim Space co-lead a Series C valuing the Bengaluru satellite company at up to $500 million, even as its India entity reports just ₹39.3 crore in FY25 revenue.
Asaya Raises ₹88 Crore, Now Valued at ₹400 Crore
The Bengaluru skincare brand's valuation has nearly tripled since September, on the back of a claimed 16x revenue jump and a patent-pending molecule built for melanin-rich skin.
Airbound Raises $37 Mn Series A to Chase Cost Parity With Trucking
Greenoaks leads a round backing the Bengaluru aerospace startup's bet that redesigning the aircraft, not the software, is what finally makes drone delivery cheap.
Ringg AI Raises $10 Mn Extension as Peak XV Backs Its Enterprise Push
The Bengaluru voice-AI startup's Series A now totals $15.5 million, funding a climb from bulk outbound calling into stickier, regulated enterprise workflows.
InspeCity Raises ₹100 Crore to Fund Four Orbital Servicing Missions
The IIT Bombay-incubated space-tech startup has closed a pre-Series A co-led by Speciale Invest and Ashish Kacholia, taking its total raise to roughly ₹150 crore ahead of a compressed 18-month flight schedule.
Battery Smart Raises ₹185.5 Crore Series C Ahead of IPO Filing
The battery-swapping startup's estimated $430 million valuation sits below its mid-2025 mark even as revenue climbed 44% and losses narrowed in FY26.
NeoGeo Raises $20M Series A to Chase Gulf, Americas Push
The Gurugram geospatial integrator's Series A is more than ten times its only prior disclosed round.